Employment Trends
News From the North Pole
The holidays are upon us, and the North Pole has never been busier! Amid all the bustle, Santa is as jolly as ever, now that
Gray Insights for Higher Education
College Courses
Escaping the Academic Equality Quagmire
Academic programs, and the courses that deliver their content, are not of equal importance. The implications of this came home to me recently when, in
Benchmarking
Expect the Unexpected
Benchmarking Course Costs and Margins: Gray Associates has begun developing benchmarks on revenue, direct instructional cost, and gross margin by academic program, course, and section.
Academic Programs
Revolution in AR
It’s Time for a Revolution in Academic Resourcing This new academic year is unlike any other. Colleges and universities are coping with nasty deficits and
5 Destructive Myths about Innovation
Check out this insightful guest blog by Dr. Melissa Morriss-Olson, Distinguished Professor of Higher Ed Leadership, Founding Director, HELOS and CHELIP, Provost Emerita at Bay Path
The State of Online Competition for Higher Education
Years before the pandemic, online enrollment began its rise. Using the most recent data from IPEDS through 2018 for on-campus fall enrollment, we discover a
How to Identify Competition for Your College Programs
IPEDS misallocates most online completions, reporting them in the home market for the institution. This reporting bias can be addressed using NC SARA data for…
Why You Need Varied Data Sources: Evaluating Student Demand Data for Associate Programs
Enrollment is only one student demand metric you need to evaluate your program portfolio. Low completion rates are harmful to institutional finances and students.
No Matter What the Future Holds, Understanding Program Economics is Vital
When it comes to fixing an academic program portfolio or running a healthy institution, understanding program economics is vital. The goal is typically not to…
April Higher Education Demand Trends: Results Through March
Would you be surprised to know that the graduates of this month's featured program become lawyers, judges, elementary school teachers, and more?
Georgia On My Mind: Atlanta Cracks Top 5 in Job Postings
At Gray, we use our Job Postings data in a variety of ways. Recently, we discovered a new use of the data: a predictor for…
Using Employment Data: The Direct Prep Fallacy
Some assume clear links between academic programs and occupations for graduates, which are neatly embodied in the NCES crosswalk between programs and occupations. In theory,…